Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Breast cancer is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in women (after lung cancer).
This is where you come in. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together with the Wyoming Department of Health and the American Cancer Society, you can encourage women to take steps to help lower their risk of developing breast cancer and help find it early, when it might be easier to treat.
You can also help connect women facing breast cancer to patient programs and services they might need throughout their treatment. We encourage you to share these messages during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and throughout the year.
Did you know that the best way to find breast cancer early is by getting screened? Breast cancer is easier to treat when it is found early. By the time there is a lump or other symptoms, cancer may be at a more advanced stage. This is why women should get a mammogram every other year starting at age 50. Both men and women should talk to their doctor about their risk for breast cancer and which screening test is right for them.
For information about free cancer screenings and other resources call the Wyoming Cancer Resource Services Program at 307-250-6065.
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